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Submitted to Contest #92
Revelation 21:8….the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murders, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars---they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. I would venture to say that people have pondered the afterlife and hoped that they would not have to endure crossing the gates of hell. Some have even schemed together a version of the Devil and the looks of the land of the dead. The bible gives a vague description, placing people in a blazing furnace where they are weeping in s...
Submitted to Contest #86
Matthew 10:20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.Pete veered his head from the pavement ahead to me and said, “So, did you enjoy our road trip?” “Um,” I said, feeling despair and discomfort, “Yeah, Pete. It was a good trip.”A slight pause filtered the air for a short time as Pete rotated his head back towards the road ahead. From there, Pete’s eyes kept fixated on the upcoming road. “You sure?” Pete said, having concern in his tone.“Yeah, Pete,” I muttered.Pete pondered as the secon...
Submitted to Contest #85
The year 2002 was drawing to a close. Second-year Ironworker trade school arrived. Fortunately, my good buddy BJ sat just a few chairs away from me in class. [Lucky me] Welding is a big part of the workload for a Structural and Ornamental Ironworker. Welding class started at noon, and on today's agenda was for the class to weld their flat position CWB welding coupons. (I attained my flat position CWB welding-ticket a few years prior; therefore, I did not have to take part. BJ, however, spent very little time welding, which meant: he...
Submitted to Contest #84
A harsh reality penetrated my path, leaving me dangling by a thread, nearly free-falling to an instant death. My drinking had bypassed the every-so-often escape from reality, erupting into an endless need for the drink. Alongside alcohol, drugs tore a hole in my soul, altering my mindset to a state of being that one cannot imagine; I felt utterly wrecked: I was at my stepdad Fred's house: I had accumulated a sizable amount of doctor-prescribed medications over the previous few months. (Doctors prescribed me more drugs than I could h...
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